After a rollercoaster of closures and cancellations, what does it mean to 'reopen the Museum better'? Find out how we've adapted our programmes, improved our galleries and delivered inspiring new projects in this blog by the Museum's COO Elizabeth McKay.
Blog posts
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- Hidden London
Aldwych - The end of the line
By Dave Olney, 12 February 2021, 2 minute readAs we launch a new virtual tour of Aldwych station, Dave Olney, lead Hidden London guide, gives you a taste of the station's history, from its opening in 1907 to its permanent closure in 1994, plus reveals the previously hidden parts of the station now accessible with our virtual tours.
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- Collections
- Posters
Transported by Music – The delightful links between transport and opera
By Elizabeth McKay, 3 December 2020, 2 minute readDiscover the surprising links between transport and opera in this blog by Elizabeth McKay, the Museum’s Chief Operating Officer, inspired by a recent online event with Dr Harry Brünjes, Chairman of the English National Opera and the London Coliseum Theatre.
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- Welcome Aboard
Shaping the future (and making lemonade)
By Elizabeth McKay, 26 August 2020, 5 minute readAs the arts & heritage sector still grapples with the aftermath of months in lockdown, new ways to engage with audiences have emerged. Our Chief Operating Officer looks at how London Transport Museum and other organisations around the world are paving the way for re-imagined live experience.
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- Collections
District line: a history in maps
By Simon Murphy, 27 February 2019, 5 minute readThe District line is 150 years old! We are celebrating its past, present and future throughout 2019, as part of TfL’s District 150 celebrations. In this first blog installment, our curator Simon Murphy unravels the history of the District line through maps from our collection.
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- Exhibitions
Introducing our new gallery, Digging Deeper
By Simon Murphy, 19 March 2018, 1 minute readSimon Murphy introduces our new Digging Deeper gallery, telling the tunnelling story of London's transport over the last 200 years.
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- Collections
- Exhibitions
Digging Deeper - A New Discovery
By Simon Murphy, 26 September 2017, 2 minute readDiscover why a small item in our collection became more than just a model to display in our new Digging Deeper gallery, but an important piece of tunnelling history.